Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

(8)  Earnings Per Share

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to BOK Financial Corp. shareholders	$	74,843	$	76,590
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities	814		698
Numerator for basic earnings per share – income available to common shareholders	74,029		75,892
Effect of reallocating undistributed earnings of participating securities	1		1
Numerator for diluted earnings per share – income available to common shareholders	$	74,030	$	75,893
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	69,002,576		68,899,746
Less:  Participating securities included in weighted average shares outstanding	747,796		626,061
Denominator for basic earnings per common share	68,254,780		68,273,685
Dilutive effect of employee stock compensation plans1	90,106		162,793
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share	68,344,886		68,436,478
Basic earnings per share	$	1.08	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.08	$	1.11
1  Excludes employee stock options with exercise prices greater than current market price.	78,209		—